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Nigeria is facing widespread unrest, from Boko Haram's Islamist insurgency in the northeast to a resurgence of violence in a long-running dispute over land and resources in central states. By FLORIAN PLAUCHEUR (AFP/File)

Nigeria told to end security 'slush funds'

Monday, May 28, 2018

Campaigners on Monday urged Nigeria to stop handing out millions of dollars to tackle unspecified security issues with n ...

Rivers APC Hails Rt. Hon. Chibuike Amaechi at 53

Rivers APC Hails Rt. Hon. Chibuike Amaechi at 53

Sunday, May 27, 2018

The Rivers State Chapter of All Progressives Congress, APC, has hailed the former governor of Rivers State and present M ...

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Nigeria wants to stop being lax about tax

Sunday, May 27, 2018

Paying income tax used to be a joke in Nigeria which, no wonder, has the worst tax to GDP ratio in sub-Saharan Africa. ...

Nigeria will face off in Group D against Argentina, whom they played in a friendly in November 2017. By Mladen ANTONOV (AFP/File)

Underdogs Nigeria eye World Cup knock-out rounds

Friday, May 25, 2018

Nigeria can surpass expectations at the World Cup finals by demonstrating the same fighting spirit and teamwork that got ...

Midfielder Wilfred Ndidi is recovering faster than expected from a hamstring injury as Nigeria prepare for the World Cup. By Daniel LEAL-OLIVAS (AFP/File)

Ndidi recovering 'faster than expected' for Nigeri...

Thursday, May 24, 2018

Leicester City midfielder Wilfred Ndidi has recovered faster than expected from a hamstring injury and will soon join ...

Gov. Bello restates Kogi government support for academic excellence

Gov. Bello restates Kogi government support for ac...

Thursday, May 24, 2018

....Praises Natasha Akpoti ....Provides scholarship to Fatima Bombom Sani Kogi State Government is determened to suppo ...

A woman braids a girl's hair at a camp for the internally displaced in northeast Nigeria, where rights groups say women and girls are at serious risk of sexual abuse and rape. By STEFAN HEUNIS (AFP/File)

Amnesty highlights sex-for-food claims in Boko Har...

Thursday, May 24, 2018

Amnesty International on Thursday urged Nigeria to act on claims soldiers and members of the civilian militia have raped ...

State vs Ugwuonye: Court Adjourns to July 6 …Receives Supreme Court Letter Striking Ugwuonye’s Name

State vs Ugwuonye: Court Adjourns to July 6 …Rece...

Wednesday, May 23, 2018

A Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Wuse zone 2 area of Abuja, presided over by Chief Magistrate Mabel Bello, Monday, ad ...

Catholic Priests walked in procession to a church in Lagos to hold a mass before proceeding on a solidarity rally against violent attacks across the country. By PIUS UTOMI EKPEI (AFP)

Church attack victims laid to rest in central Nige...

Tuesday, May 22, 2018

Two Nigerian priests and 17 worshippers were buried on Tuesday, nearly a month after an attack on their church, as Catho ...

In March, Dapchi schoolgirls were taken to the Nigerian capital of Abuja to meet with the president after their kidnap ordeal was over. But hundreds today have refused to return to school out of fear. By PHILIP OJISUA (AFP/File)

Security fears keep kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls...

Tuesday, May 22, 2018

Hundreds of girls have refused to return to their school in northeast Nigeria because of security fears following a mass ...

Nigeria: African Development Bank Approves US$100 Million For Expansion Of Fertilizer Production

Nigeria: African Development Bank Approves US$100 ...

Thursday, May 17, 2018

Abidjan, C ocirc;te d rsquo;Ivoire, 17 May nbsp;2018 nbsp;- nbs ...

N10B Defamation Suit: Ugwuonye Yet to File Response, as Aiyedogbon Presents Electronic Evidence

N10B Defamation Suit: Ugwuonye Yet to File Respon...

Thursday, May 17, 2018

Eighteen (18) months after being served with court papers in a Ten Billion Naira defamation suit instituted by ex-husban ...

Around a quarter of a million people live in Makoko -- it is believed to be the biggest floating community in the world. By STEFAN HEUNIS (AFP)

In Lagos, the 'Venice of Africa' fights for surviv...

Thursday, May 17, 2018

Its nickname is the Venice of Africa but, other than its maze of narrow waterways where wooden boats glide, Makoko off ...

Ghanaian Groups Urge Prosecution of Yahya Jammeh

Gambia: Ex-President Tied to 2005 Murders of Ghana...

Wednesday, May 16, 2018

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Supporters press for the release of Nigerian Shiite Muslim cleric Ibrahim Zakzaky on May 14, 2018, a day before his appearance in court to face criminal charges. By PHILIP OJISUA (AFP/File)

Jailed Shiite leader makes rare appearance in Nige...

Tuesday, May 15, 2018

A pro-Iranian cleric who has been in Nigerian custody since 2015 after clashes between troops and his followers made a r ...

Both companies deny paying kickbacks. By CARL COURT, MARCO BERTORELLO (AFP/File)

Fresh delay in Eni and Shell Nigeria kickbacks tri...

Monday, May 14, 2018

A trial for oil giants Eni and Shell over alleged kickbacks paid during the purchase of an offshore oilfield in Nigeria ...

President Buhari, seen here in London last month, returned to Nigeria on Friday from the British capital. By Daniel LEAL-OLIVAS (POOL/AFP/File)

Ailing Buhari returns to Nigeria

Friday, May 11, 2018

President Muhammadu Buhari returned to Nigeria on Friday, his office said, after a three-day absence on medical grounds. ...

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